Dr. Shaikh Tanveer Hossain

Job Title

Name of Organization

Primary Email

Director, Policy & Strategy

IFOAM - Organics Asia, South Korea

[email protected]

Brief Biography

Dr. Tanveer is a Senior Program Officer of the Asian Productivity Organization, an intergovernmental organization based in Tokyo. Formerly, he was a Sustainable Agriculture Advisor of Friends In Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB) and Senior Scientist of the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI). Dr. Tanveer holds a PhD in Agriculture from Ehime University, Japan (2008). He was awarded the grand prize of the Organic Farming Innovation Award (OFIA) by the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) in 2011. Currently, he serves as an Ambassador for IFOAM and Asian Local Government for Organic Agriculture (ALGOA) and was previously Vice-President of IFOAM-Asia. He has published around 50 scientific articles.

Field of Interests

Dr. Shaikh Tanveer Hossain is an expert in sustainable agriculture with more than 25 years of experience in national research, international and non-governmental organizations. He is passionate about using agro-ecological approaches to make agricultural and food systems more sustainable. His extensive research on innovative organic agriculture on small farmers’ living conditions has resulted improvement of rural livelihood and brought several professional awards in his career.

Fields of Expertise

  • Agriculture
  • Climate Change
  • Climate Smart Farming
  • Community Development
  • Cooperatives
  • Ecology
  • Food Security, Safety and Certification
  • Forestry
  • Integrated Rural Development
  • Livelihoods and Social Issues
  • Natural Resource Management
  • Rural Entrepreneurship
  • Training & Education
  • Urban & Regional Planning

Current Research Projects

Conducting regular APO capacity development programs on agricultural transformation, organic farming, climate-resilient agriculture, post-harvest loss reduction, social enterprise, food storage, agroecological systems, agricultural insurance, urban farming, ecological models and so on

Key Publications

  1. Hossain, S.T., Chang, J. and Tagupa, V.A.J.F. (2021). Developments in the organic sector in Asia in 2020. Asia Chapter of the book “The World of Organic Agriculture. Statistics & Emerging Trends 2021” by Willer H., J. Travnicek, C. Meier and B. Schiatter. Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Frick and IFOAM Organics International, Bonn. Pp 198-207.
    URL: https://www.organic-world.net/yearbook/yearbook-2021.html
  2. Hossain, S.T. and O. Sosenko (2020). Agricultural insurance from an Asian perspective: pathway to productivity. AgroInsurance potal.
    URL: https://agroinsurance.com/en/agricultural-insurance-from-an-asian-perspective-pathway-to-productivity/
  3. Hossain, S.T. (2020). The Asian Productivity Organization’s New Vision 2025: Recognition of Persons with Disabilities for Inclusive Engagement and Agricultural Development. FOCUS Vol. 4. China Productivity Center (CPC), Republic of China (Taiwan). pp 20-25.
    URL: https://www.apo-coegp.org/ebook/2020/04/flipviewerxpress.html
  4. Hossain, S.T. (2020). Impacts of COVID-19 on the Agri-food Sector: Food Security Policies of Asian Productivity Organization Members. Journal of Agricultural Sciences – Sri Lanka, 15(2), pp.116–132.
    URL: DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/jas.v15i2.8794
  5. Kanoktanaporn, S., Diao, X., Matsushita, S., Aoyogi, Y., Briones, M. R., Jiang, J. A., Takeshima, H., Saeed, M., , Hossain, S. T., Watanabe, K. and Parth., S. (2019). APO Agricultural Transformation Framework. Asian Productivity Organization (APO), Tokyo, Japan
    URL: http://www.apo-tokyo.org/publications/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/APO-Agricultural-Transformation-Framework.pdf
  6. Sugimoto, H., Ochi, Y., Asagi, N., Morokuma, M., Kato, H., Araki,. T. and Hossain, S. T. (2019). Rice Production and Weed Suppression by Combined Application of Jellyfish Chips and Rice Bran. Japanese Journal of Crop Science. Vol. 88(4); pp: 246-252.
  7. Hossain, S. T. (2014). Vegetable production in sack: an alternative approach to building urban agriculture. Acta Hort. (ISHS) 1054:95-100.
    URL: http://www.actahort.org/books/1054/1054_10.htm
  8. Hossain S.T. (2013). Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security of Bangladesh – Issues and Recommendations. Book Chapterof Multifunctional Agriculture, Ecology and Food: International perspectives. Nova Science Publishers Inc., NewYork. USA, pp. 257-268.
  9. Hossain, S.T., Sugimoto, H., Asagi, N., Araki, T., Ueno, H., Morokuma, M. & Kato, H. (2013). The use of desalinated-dried jellyfish and rice bran for controlling weeds and rice yield. Journal of Organic Systems.Vol 8(1); pp. 28-37.
  10. Hossain, S.T., Sugimoto, H., Ahmed, G.J.U. and Islam, M R. (2005). Effect of integrated rice-duck farming on rice yield, farm productivity, and rice-provisioning ability of farmers. Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development (AJAD). Regional Center for Graduate study and Research in Agriculture, Philippines. Vol 2 (1 & 2); pp 79-86.

Postal Address

Dr. Shaikh Tanveer Hossain, Agriculture Division, Asian Productivity Organization (APO) 1-24-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan

Phone Number

+88-01730-026955

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